Abstract During the Tertiary evolution of Western Mediterranean subduction system, a migrating foreland basin system developed between Maghrebian orogenic belt and adjacent African Craton. However, comprehensive reconstruction systems Rif Chain is still missing. By integrating field observations with quantitative biostratigraphic data from calcareous nannofossil assemblages, sandstone compositi...

Abstract The Mediterranean-Atlantic water mass exchange provides the ideal setting for deciphering role of gateway evolution in ocean circulation. However, dynamics Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) during closure Late Miocene gateways are poorly understood. Here, we define sedimentary Neogene basins from Gulf Cádiz to West Iberian margin investigate MOW circulation latest Miocene. Seismic inte...